Through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act we are able to combine our strengths with those of our workforce partners. These partnerships help us to ensure that individuals encountering barriers to employment receive coordinated and complementary services. These services help them acquire the skills, training and credentials they need to meet the workforce requirements of employers throughout our state. In turn, employers gain access to qualified, dedicated candidates for employment in areas such as construction, manufacturing, transportation, information technology, health care, hospitality and the service industry.

VR strives for exceptional results, while meeting the individual needs of consumers and their families through world-class services. Through demand driven, customized training with businesses, and partnerships with technical colleges, we help our consumers gain employable skills and industry-recognized credentials. Our consumers benefit by having better career opportunities, better wages, better job stability, and increased self-worth.

As we look to the opportunities and challenges of the future, we remain dedicated to assisting individuals with disabilities in achieving and maintaining success. We will continue to assist businesses by providing a strong and talented workforce. Together we will make the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department one of the best VR programs in the Nation!

Our mission

To prepare and assist eligible South Carolinians with disabilities to achieve and maintain competitive employment.

Our vision

We will be the leader in quality employment outcomes for our consumers and business partners through our people, partnerships, and performance.

We value

Persons with disabilities who strive to achieve competitive employment

consumer-focused culture

Quality service provision

Highly qualified and committed employees

Mutually beneficial partnerships with business and industry

Professional, coordinated, results-driven relationships with other government agencies and organizations

An environment of continuous improvement and learning

Accountability to tax-payers

The South Carolina State Agency of Vocational Rehabilitation board sets policy under which the Vocational Rehabilitation Department. operates The members, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate, serve seven-year terms.